Don't get over-emotional

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Don't get over-emotional

It's good to express your emotions but don't lose control!

In an interview situation it’s always good to express yourself and to convey your feelings, however there is a limit. You don’t want to put yourself in a situation that causes you to become over-emotional and perhaps lose control – this could jeopardise the success of your whole interview.

In order to avoid this, think about the kind of things that you may be asked about in an interview that could cause you to get emotional – a pet that died recently, an exam you failed, an argument you had with a friend. By thinking about them in advance you can mentally prepare yourself to talk about them, or our best advice would be to try to avoid talking on these sensitive subjects altogether and wherever possible answer the question using a different example.

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Examiner: Describe a person who has had a big effect on your life. You should say how you met that person and why that person had such an impact on your life.

Candidate: My girlfriend. Ex-girlfriend really. We were together for 6 months. She didn’t go along so well with my father. She manipulated me into hate my own father as well. And… then... he hated me and then he left home. All these feelings of jealousy come up and you kind of… you’re angry all the time because who’s that boy… who’s you. It was unbelievable guilt... and it wasn’t my fault. I didn’t know that…

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Good dramatic skills of the actor from your team. Congratulations! The situation is more bad than I could have ever imagined. I'm not so sure someone will allow himself to going so far with emotions during the interview. However it was useful for me like all others tests and exercises you provided. Thanks for care.
Boris

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Basim

Hello Basim,
I'm afraid we don't do IELTS level tests on LearnEnglish, although we do have some IELTS practice materials. You need to find a local school or tutor to help you with that.
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Adam
The LearnEnglish Team

Hello Maika Doan
" . . . our best advice would be to try to avoid talking on these sensitive subjects altogether and wherever possible answer the question using a different example."
This means that if talking about something might upset you, it is better to choose a different way to explain what you want to say in the exam.

For example: If you have had an argument with your best friend you might feel emotional talking about him or her. So if the examiner asks you to talk about a close friend you should choose one of your other friends that you have not argued with.

I hope this helps to make the meaning clearer. What part of the grammar of the clause don't you understand? Let me know and I will try to help.
I hope this helps
All the best
helen
The LearnEnglish Team